Glen Rothe has
written numerous short stories, and has been primarily published in
that genre.

Prior to settling into a successful business career, Glen had
the unique experience of living in Haight Ashbury in San Francisco.
Subsequent to his career in business, Glen and his wife Donna owned
and operated a small country inn, which provided a wealth of
inspiration for his writing.

Glen is the
recipient of the prestigious ‘Weber Award’, won as a freshman in
high school. The award, presented by Martin Weber, D.D.S,
consisted of a dollar and a toothbrush, and was for excellence in
short story writing.

Short Stories

(You can read a sample of Glen's short stories by
clicking on the
link below. If you are interested, please write to the author
for a password that will allow you to access the short stories.)

Glen's first book,
his novel Hashbury,
published in 2014,
is based, in part, on his own experiences living in Haight
Ashbury.

Hashburyis
available from Amazon Books.
Click on the cover, to go to
the book's
page at Amazon.com.

Marcus and Daniel have been
inseparable throughout their adolescence. When Daniel is no longer
there to provide his customary encouragement and support, Marcus
goes through a series of personal crises, the sum of which cause him
to experience an emotional breakdown. Running away from all of the
heartache in his life, Marcus sets out on a cross-country journey of
self discovery, following in the footsteps of his personal hero,
Neal Cassady. It’s 1967, and the Hippies of Haight Ashbury have
replaced the Beatniks of Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’. Hoping to
find himself, Marcus instead loses himself in the fast-paced world
of Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll during the Summer of Love.

This coming of age story,
set in the Sixties, offers an updated Hippie era parallel to Jack
Kerouac’s anthem of the Beat generation.

Glen's most recent book, published
in 2014, is his novel Fire & Ice,
which is based, in part, on his observations of a number of couples arriving at his country inn
after first meeting on the Internet.

Fire & Ice is available
from
Amazon Books.
Click on the cover to go to
the book's
page at
Amazon.com.

In the
years immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet
Union, many of the former satellite states have found
themselves in financial disarray.

Tatjana a
poor young girl in post-Soviet Latvia, with few options after
she is forced by her stepfather to leave her childhood home,
moves to the capital city Riga in hopes of finding a better
life. There she finds that she is only one of thousands of
young girls who have come to Riga in search of the same goal.
Unable to find any other job, she is persuaded to take on the
identity 'Fire&Ice’ and become an Internet 'model' - fated to
perform in her chat room for the entertainment of distant 'old
men' in America.

Rolf, the
son of an important, influential and wealthy family, leaves
his home in Europe to study at an exclusive college in the
United States. Bored and restless in a country where he never
quite fits in, he finds himself roaming the 'information
superhighway' in pursuit of something; but he won't know what
until he finds it.

By
chance, Tatjana and Rolf meet in Fire&Ice's Internet chat
room. Without either of them realizing what is happening,
they begin to fall in love. But can two persons from such
different backgrounds make this love work? Against all odds,
it seems that they might be able to do just that, even though
numerous unanticipated obstacles would appear to foil all
efforts at happiness for these two star crossed lovers.